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Forget the adage “older but wiser” when it comes to knowing the facts about the transmission and prevention of HIV/AIDS. In a recent study conducted at Emory University in Atlanta, 514 women age 50 and older were asked nine questions about their HIV risk. Only 13 percent said condoms were effective prevention; 63 percent inaccurately stated that kissing is a mode of transmission; about half believed vasectomies provide protection; and, most surprising, 44 percent said abstinence was not at all or only somewhat effective in preventing HIV.